Possible to use nginx as a proxy (like Squid)?

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dxxvi

2018-12-06 11:09:40 UTC

Hi All,

Is it possible to use nginx as a proxy like Squid, of course without all the
access control lists, without protocols which are not http nor https? If
yes, could somebody give me a starting point?

Thanks.

Posted at Nginx Forum: https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,282288,282288#msg-282288

Jack Henschel

2018-12-06 12:53:35 UTC

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Hello,

yes that is indeed possible with nginx.

The Admin Guide is a good starting point:
https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/web-server/reverse-proxy/

The principal module you'll be dealing with is the http_proxy module, you can find the docs here:
https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html

Regards
Jack

Post by dxxvi
Hi All,
Is it possible to use nginx as a proxy like Squid, of course without all the
access control lists, without protocols which are not http nor https? If
yes, could somebody give me a starting point?
Thanks.
https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,282288,282288#msg-282288
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Francis Daly

2018-12-07 22:16:03 UTC

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On Thu, Dec 06, 2018 at 06:09:40AM -0500, dxxvi wrote:

Hi there,

Post by dxxvi
Is it possible to use nginx as a proxy like Squid, of course without all the
access control lists, without protocols which are not http nor https?

I'd say "no".

squid is a proxy server. nginx is (among other things) a reverse proxy
server. They are different things.

If you want an easy proxy, you'll be much happier starting with something
that is built to do that task.

f

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